Chapter seven hundred and forty seventh: The school competition
Outside the camp, Guo Zihe looked at Li Shimin and others who had just walked out of the camp with an indifferent expression. He snorted coldly and said to the person next to him: "Li Shimin has come out. Let me explain first. I can only promise to be with Li Shimin. If we start a war, there is no guarantee that we can catch Li Shimin."
"Haha." After hearing Guo Zihe's words, the man chuckled. He took a step forward and showed his face to the torch next to him. It was Du Ruhui, Wanhe's counselor. Du Ruhui smiled and said to Guo Zihe: " King Liang will definitely remember General Guo's good deeds."
"Don't talk about good or bad deeds. I'm not that hypocritical." Guo Zihe didn't appreciate Du Ruhui's praise at all. Instead, he snorted coldly. Then he pulled out with a loud sound. With the sword on his waist, he shouted in a deep voice: "Attack."
Following Guo Zihe's order, the soldiers and horses behind Guo Zihe immediately launched an attack on the Tang army in the camp. Guo Zihe himself rushed forward with a single step. He had the courage to lead by example. When Du Ruhui saw this, he smiled faintly. He led several guards behind him and slowly retreated. After there were no more Guo Zihe's soldiers and horses around, he lowered his voice and whispered to a guard behind him. : "Convey the news immediately. Let General Li send troops."
Hearing what Du Ruhui said, the soldiers all looked puzzled. One of the soldiers asked: "Sir, didn't Guo Zihe say before that we don't want us to take action? Why don't you just wait for Guo Zi? He fought with Li Shimin until both sides suffered losses. Then he reaped the benefits."
Du Ruhui curled up the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "This Guo Zihe is still useful to Prince Liang. For the time being, we have to let him preserve his strength. You should do what I want as soon as possible."
Du Ruhui said so. The soldiers naturally nodded and carried out the order. Du Ruhui himself looked at Guo Zihe's back and smiled faintly. He turned around and walked in the other direction. Soon he was submerged in the sea. In the dark night.
Guo Zihe launched an attack on Li Shimin. But Li Shimin did not hesitate at all. He gave the order directly and ordered the entire army to retreat. Guo Zihe did not have the intention to fight Li Shimin to the death, so he only pursued it for a while. Er stopped the pursuit, and Li Jing hurriedly arrived. What faced him was only a piece of wreckage.
Li Shimin's army ran all the way. They ran for more than two hours. When it was dawn and they were sure that there were no pursuers behind them, Li Shimin ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot. After resting, Li Shimin ordered to let go. The generals under his command went to count the number of people. After a while, the generals reported the counting report. Li Shimin's face suddenly turned livid. After this night, the 20,000 troops had lost nearly 30% of their strength. This was still a withdrawal. It has to be in time. If it's a step later, I'm afraid the entire army will be buried here.
"Your Majesty." Seeing the livid look on Li Shimin's face, General Wei Chigong, who was beside Li Shimin, immediately stepped forward and clasped his fists at Li Shimin and shouted: "Guo Zihe dares to betray Your Majesty. Let the last general lead a group of troops to fight back. I guarantee that I can take Guo Zihe's head and present it to His Majesty."
After saying that, Yuchi Gong turned around and prepared to go back. However, Li Shimin shouted and stopped Yuchi Gong. Li Shimin took a long and deep breath, and his expression slowly softened. Then he turned to Yuchi Gong and everyone else. The general shouted in a deep voice: "Guo Zihe has obviously joined forces with Wanhe. If he goes back now, he will just throw himself into a trap. A gentleman takes revenge. It is never too late in ten years. Let them be proud this time. Let's go back to Chang'an first. There will be more in the future. Opportunity for revenge.”
Li Shimin's prestige in the Tang army is not generally high. As early as when he was the king of Qin, he was already regarded as a military god by the Tang army's officers and soldiers. Now it has become the belief of the Tang army. So no matter how unwilling the generals are, After Li Shimin gave the order, he had to obey Li Shimin's order.
Immediately, the remaining soldiers of the Tang Army continued to march towards Chang'an under the leadership of the generals. However, Li Shimin stood still on horseback and watched the march of the army. After a while, Liu Shili arrived on horseback. Behind Li Shimin. Although Li Shimin did not look back, it was as if there were eyes on the back of his head. He said directly: "You knew about Liu Shili and Guo Zihe's situation a long time ago, right."
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Liu Shili smiled faintly, shrugged his shoulders innocently, and said, "Your Majesty, you are wrongly blaming this subordinate. Your subordinate is loyal to Your Majesty. How could you not tell the truth if you know the truth?"
Li Shimin slowly turned his head. Looking at Liu Shili's innocent expression, a cold light flashed in his eyes. Then he turned his head again and said in a deep voice: "Liu Shili, don't play those tricks with me. Remember, I will not become a puppet in the hands of your Xiaoyao Sect. If you push people too far, I dare say that there will never be a place for your Xiaoyao Sect in this world."
Li Shimin's last words were categorical and did not give any room for comment. After Liu Shili listened to Li Shimin's words, the indifferent smile on his face finally disappeared. He knew very well that Li Shimin said this. This is not an exaggeration. In today's general situation in the world, Wanhe is the only one. Although Xiao Mian in the south occupies a lot of territory, it is just an illusion. In terms of strength, there is no way it belongs to Wanhe. The only opponent in the world who can compete with Wan He is Li Shimin. Wan He is clearly standing on the other side of Tianyin Sect. If even Li Shimin gives up Xiaoyao Sect, there will really be no Xiaoyao Sect in the world. of a foothold.
But soon, Liu Shili returned to his usual smile. Looking at Li Shimin in front of him, he said in a long voice: "Your Majesty, please don't forget. Of course Xiaoyao Sect depends on Datang, but Datang doesn't want to rely on Xiaoyao Sect. Without the support of Xiaoyao Sect, will your Majesty have a chance to defeat Wan He? Could it be that your Majesty doesn’t want the bamboo garden in Chang’an Mansion to have an extra mistress?”
As soon as Liu Shili finished speaking, Li Shimin, who was walking forward with his head high and chest high, suddenly trembled. After a long time, Li Shimin continued to move forward without saying a word. Li Shimin's reaction was completely Liu Shili couldn't help but smile when he saw all this. And he smiled brightly. He grasped this, which meant that Xiaoyao Sect was in an invincible position. Immediately afterwards, Liu Shili replied again. He turned his head and looked in the direction of Hongnong. He squinted his eyes and hummed: "Wan He, I will let you succeed this time. However, this matter is not over yet. Let's decide the outcome next time."
On the school ground of the military camp in Hongnong City, the Liang Army generals on the three floors outside and on the third floor have completely surrounded the school ground. On the high platform in the school ground, several Liang Army generals who stayed in Hongnong are also sitting. There, my eyes were fixed on the center of the school ground in front of me. I saw two figures standing there. One of them was the one who carried out a counterattack against Li Shimin. Guo Zihe, the hero of Hongnong's victory, and the other... It was Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Liang Jun who was in charge of the Battle of Hongnong this time and Wan He's first general.
The two stood looking at each other, holding a long sword tightly in their hands. The one in Li Jing's hand was naturally the Ziyun Qinglu sword from Ziyun Temple. And looking at the sword in Guo Zihe's hand, it was dazzling under the sun. It turned out to be a sword that was not inferior to Li Jing at all. The two of them held the swords and pointed at each other. Although they were still more than ten steps apart, under their eyes, it seemed that a fierce competition had already taken place.
"Drink." "Hey." The two of them looked at each other for more than half an hour. Just when the soldiers watching around were a little overwhelmed, the two of them let out a loud drink almost at the same time. Then... Seeing Li Jing's legs on the ground, he rushed towards Guo Zihe. Guo Zihe was also unambiguous. Seeing Li Jing rushing over, Guo Zihe also rushed forward with the sword in his hand. He grabbed Li Jing and stabbed him.
"Clang, clang, clang." In just a blink of an eye, Guo Zihe fought with Li Jing for more than ten swords. But facing Li Jing's fierce offensive, what is surprising is that Guo Zihe did not show any signs of defeat. On the contrary, he fought with Li Jing with swords and swords. The fight was evenly matched. All the Liang Jun generals on the stage were dumbfounded. Li Jing's martial arts skills were among the best among Liang Jun. He had few opponents. Although Guo Zihe He has always been very good at fighting, but his strength doesn't seem to be very good. But now it seems that Guo Zihe's martial arts skills are at least not inferior to Li Jing's. Even if Li Jing can defeat Guo Zihe, he will have to pay a lot of effort. Less price.
However, the two people on the school field did not feel the surprise of the people around them at all. Instead, they continued to fight happily. Soon, hundreds of moves had passed. Li Jing and Guo Zihe both raised their swords and pointed at them. He slashed at the opponent's body. A crisp sound was heard. The swords of the two people intersected and were between them. The light refracted from the sword fell on the faces of the two people, causing the expressions on their faces to change. It brought a bit of chill.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them shouted angrily at the same time. A purple cloud actually floated from their palms. It wrapped around their respective swords and slowly floated upward. And looking at the appearance of the two of them, they were both floating. A streak of purple light appeared. If there were knowledgeable people around at this time, they would recognize it immediately. Both of them used the same school of exercises. And their skills were almost the same. This school is the world-famous Baidao. Holy Land. Ziyun Temple.
The two of them used the swords in their hands to compete with each other for three sticks of incense in terms of internal strength. Both of them looked very ugly. Finally, Li Jing gritted his teeth and roared angrily, which instantly boosted all the strength in his body. He pushed towards the opponent in one breath.